The Denver Nuggets will face the L.A. Lakers at the Staples Center Sunday Apr 29th after finishing the season with a 38-28 record. As a result, the Nuggets earned the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference while the Lakers own home court advantage with the No. 3 seed.
The Nuggets have made the playoffs nine straight times and every year since George Karl took over as head coach seven years ago.
The Playoff Schedule is listed as:
Game 1 - Sun April 29, Denver at L.A. Lakers: 12:30PM ABC/R
Game 2 - Tue May 1, Denver at L.A. Lakers: 7:30PM TNT
Game 3 - Fri May 4, L.A. Lakers at Denver: 8:30PM ESPN
Game 4 - Sun May 6, L.A. Lakers at Denver: 7:30PM TNT
Game 5 * Tue May 8, Denver at L.A. Lakers: TBD TBD
Game 6 * Thu May 10, L.A. Lakers at Denver: TBD TBD
Game 7 * Sat May 12, Denver at L.A. Lakers: TBD TNT
The Final three games will only be played if necessary.
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